Environment Council of Rhode Island

...building an ecologically healthy future in a sustainable economy

Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange ~ Nov 28

On Friday, November 28th 10am - 2pm – the busiest day in the American retail calendar and the unofficial start of the international Christmas-shopping season – thousands of activists and concerned citizens take a 24-hour consumer detox as part of the annual Buy Nothing Day, a global phenomenon that originated in Vancouver, Canada.

  • If you have a coat to give, please drop it off.
  • If you need a coat, please pick one up.

Plans and locations for Buy Nothing Day are listed in the .pdf file below, can be found in the Calendar, or here. If you have questions or would like to set up another location, please contact Greg Gerritt.